• According to a recent survey of six communities, 95% of favela homes are built of brick, concrete, and reinforced steel. 75% have tile floors.
  • For those who don’t know much about Rio, the idea of a gringo living in a favela may seem a bit shocking. However, the reality is somewhat different.
  • Brazilian Favelas with a football field concert stage, light music, and old houses painted with graffiti and streets.
  • These cuts effect the poorest in society the most. Due to the high poverty, there has been discrimination on people living in favelas.
  • Because of crowding, unsanitary conditions, poor nutrition, and pollution, disease is rampant in the poorer favelas, and infant mortality rates are high.
  • A favela is a shanty town or slum found in many of the major cities of Brazil. ... Much of our time is spent working in the favelas of Natal.
  • View of a Favela do Moinho, in Sao Paulo city. Rio's Santa Teresa neighborhood features favelas (right) contrasted with more affluent houses (left).
  • Favelas is a default map featured in Rogue Company. Favelas feature a Brazilian community with a lot of personality in it.
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  • However, most modern favelas appeared in the 1970s due to rural exodus, when many people left rural areas of Brazil and moved to cities.